Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has reacted to a question about young cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during an event in Delhi, sparking debate on social media about the relevance of the query.Speaking on the sidelines of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) 75th anniversary celebrations, Bhaker said age should not be a barrier when talent is properly guided.“If the mentorship is good, the company around him is good, and the people around are supportive, then age is just a number. There is no age for talent,” she said, adding that with the right guidance, Sooryavanshi could become a major star.Bhaker, who won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal.The question directed at her, however, drew criticism online.Former KKR team director Joy Bhattacharjya remarked on social media that it was unfair to shift focus from Bhaker’s achievements to cricket, calling it unnecessary when both sports already receive significant attention.Folks, she is an Olympic medallist. To ask her what she thinks of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is unfair on her achievements and her sports. Cricket anyway is the ruling passion of the country, your sports editors do not need another celebrity quote to spin a headline on Sooryavanshi.… https://t.co/Ha4RsO1rf8— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) April 27, 2026Wait, What!????????? 🤦‍♂️Olympics Medalist shooter Manu Bhaker was asked about Cricketer Vaibhav SuryavanshiWhat kind of the journalism is this? Was ever any cricketer asked about budding shooters?? pic.twitter.com/r49L84UlI6— TarkKshatriya (@OpJakharBeyoung) April 27, 2026Funny how relevance is measured ,ask Manu Bhaker about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi , but not the other way around pic.twitter.com/jzy8pLuHEi— Sonakshi Vashistha (@Sonakshi_V) April 27, 2026Sooryavanshi continues to dominate headlines in world cricket, setting multiple records across formats at just 15 years of age.He recently became the youngest player to reach 1,000 T20 runs and the first uncapped cricketer to score two centuries in the Indian Premier League (IPL), including a standout innings against Jattviberisers Hyderabad (SRH). In the ongoing IPL season, he has scored 357 runs in eight innings at an average of 44.62 and a strike rate exceeding 234, with one century and two half-centuries and a highest score of 103.Sooryavanshi also impressed at the U19 World Cup earlier this year, finishing as the second-highest run scorer with 439 runs in seven matches. He averaged 62.71 and struck at 169.49, including one century and three fifties. He also hit a record 30 sixes, the most ever in a single U19 World Cup edition.In U19 ODIs, he has amassed 1,412 runs in 25 innings at an average of 56.48, with four centuries and seven fifties, and a best score of 175.Since October 2024, his rise has been rapid, highlighted by a 58-ball century for India U19 against Australia U19 in Chennai, the fastest by an Indian in Youth Tests.